Catching up

Even though the last month has been manic, I have still managed some allotment time. Last week I had a glut of courgettes - well they were more like marrows. Thankfully I managed to get rid of most of them at work.

I have also been picking a steady supply of runner beans and my first cabbage.

The autumn raspberries have been starting to come on. This weekend some of them even made it home. Normally I eat them all as a reward for my hard work weeding. I will have them with some ice cream later.

I also picked my first two sweetcorn cobs today. In fact the only thing on my plate tonight not grown by my own fair hands will be the roast lamb.

My sunflowers must be the tallest on the allotment block- well over 10 ft. I will try and save the seed before the birds strip them later.

Better late than never

Soilman tagged me a few weeks ago with seven random facts. Well here they are.

1. Like Soilman, I have a bad back. I was diagnosed with a scoliosis when I was 27, although it was evident when I was a teenager. It has caused me some problems in the past, but I have been managing it quite well over the last few years.
2. To prevent back pain, I swim. One kilometre, twice a week. I could swim from the age of five and have a collection of certificates and medals - including the bronze medallion for life saving. I did actually save someone from drowning once.
3. I used to be an Estate Agent before I went into Marketing. I did actually love the job and would go back like a shot - if it didn't mean working every weekend.
4. I also like to watch motorsport. My OH and I tend to get to at least two races each month during the summer. We have gone to France for the last 4 years to watch the Le Mans 24 hr race - I don't mind camping or the squat and squeeze toilets.
5. I am fascinated by personality disorders. I took the test http://www.4degreez.com/misc/personality_disorder_test.mv and have mild OCD and mild anti-social traits. My Uncle was a total narcissist; an amazing achiever, but totally unable to show empathy for anyone else.
6. I used to go horse riding when I was young. Then I got worms and my Mum wouldn't let me go anymore.
7. Actually my childhood was "strange" - which goes a long way to explain why I am a bit eccentric I guess. My Dad used to bring home roadkill for us to eat.

Well that is my seven random facts. I would tag some others - but I don't know how. Really must read up on this blogging stuff ................

Anyone still there?

Can't believe it is over a month since I last blogged. Things have been manic. Firstly I spent a while cleaning a friend's laptop - over 184 trojans. Followed by a weekend away in Suffolk. Then my beloved cat Casper, was seriously ill with some gastro problem and took a lot of TLC to get him near normal health. Followed by another weekend away and now my OH needs nursing as he has a bad back. (not from digging I would hasten to add - he doesn't DO allotments).

So hopefully this weekend I can catch up on some blogging. But please indulge me and let me post a photo of my Casper - who managed to defy my worst fears and is still here today - even more needy than he was before.